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Margaret Glaspy in a scene from a new video for her song "Emotions And Math."

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First Watch: Margaret Glaspy, 'Emotions And Math'

11:04am November 01, 2016

by Robin Hilton

As the video unfolds, Glaspy builds a collage of wall art with mementos from someone she misses until the whole thing looks like a wild mix of ciphers right out of A Beautiful Mind.

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First Watch: Delicate Steve, 'Cartoon Rock'

9:58am November 01, 2016

by Bob Boilen

Delicate Steve says his new song was born of "imagining what cartoon music might actually sound like if ZZ Top were the genre's founding fathers." Watch the video, starring bandmate Christian Peslak.

A frame from Lera Lynn's "Image" music video.

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Watch Lera Lynn's New Video For 'Image'

9:03am November 01, 2016

by Bruce Warren

The singer calls her latest single "a reflection on American culture, our infatuation with celebrity, infamy, shock value and drama."

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World Cafe Next: The Shacks

2:43pm October 31, 2016

by David Dye

The young New York duo's debut EP sounds like the early work of a force to be reckoned with.

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Leonard Cohen Explores The Fragility Of Life In 'You Want It Darker'

2:18pm October 31, 2016

by Ken Tucker

The 82-year-old songwriter mixes serious contemplation with mordant humor on his new album. Critic Ken Tucker says You Want It Darker features some of Cohen's simplest, most effective lyrics.

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Adia Victoria performs live for this World Cafe session.

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Adia Victoria On World Cafe

1:53pm October 31, 2016

by David Dye

A long geographic and musical journey led to the blues-rock singer's stunning debut, Beyond The Bloodhounds. Hear her play songs from that album live in Philadelphia.

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'La Llorona': A Spooky Folk Song With Many Lives

1:19pm October 31, 2016

by Felix Contreras

Just in time for Día de los Muertos, here are 12 versions of an old song that still frightens. Hear "La Llorona" performed by Chavela Vargas, Lila Downs, Mariachi Flor de Toloache and more.

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Metropolis: 10/29/16

11:46am October 31, 2016

Hear tracks from M83, Tycho, Little Dragon and more in a two-hour mix from KCRW's Jason Bentley.

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Grandaddy Reveals New Album, Video

8:03am October 31, 2016

by Robin Hilton

Grandaddy will release its first new album in more than a decade next year. It's called Last Place and is due out March 3 on Danger Mouse's 30th Century Records.

The Ramones, seen here in an undated photo, have been honored by having a second street in New York City renamed for them.

The Ramones Way: Street At Rockers' High School Is Renamed For Band

5:38pm October 30, 2016

by Bill Chappell

They're officially the coolest kids to come out of Forest Hills High in Queens, N.Y., and that's saying something. Other famous former students included Burt Bacharach, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel.